Reading Animal Farm Backward

Reading Animal Farm Backward

By refusing the purpose of allegory in Orwell’s parable — in which assorted animals of Manor Farm play out the Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalin — the filmmakers follow the infantilizing conventions made popular by Pixar and Marvel.

Andy Serkis & Iman Vellani on Animal Farm: Sacrifice, Power, and Questioning Authority

Animal Farm is an animated film inspired by the 1945 novella by George Orwell with themes of sacrifice, power, and blind obedience. Andy Serkis serves as the director and voices a rooster, with Iman Vellani as Puff and Tammy, two piglets. Nerd Reactor had the chance to chat with both actors as they talked about the story’s messages about authority. The film follows a group of animals who rebelled against the humans to escape captivity and to pre…